September mums-to-be - the bumps get bigger and we all get more excited!

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Here we are ladies. A shiny new thread for us all. Let the chatting continue!

I sleep slightly on my front. But kind of on my side. But keep waking up on my back and feels like it's on fire. I didn't know we weren't supposed to lay a certain way apart from on back.

Aagh, 6 days to go till wedding. Am slightly starting to stress now

Well, DP and I have excelled ourselves this weekend. Just got back to Cheshire after spending a couple of days at my mum's and have just had a text from her to say that we have left my notes there! Eek!

I'm seeing the midwife on Thursday! Mum's going to post them back recorded tomorrow but I am really worried they'll get lost in the post or something!

We were so pleased with ourselves for remembering to take them with us too!

Marking place...just back from hols with rubbish internet access so not checked in for ages!!

Just wanted to second joskar's recommendation of the Bumpology book -it's absolutely brilliant, and tells you actual peer-reviewed scientific evidence for various things so you can weigh up the risks/benefits. It's the only pregnancy book I've read that hasn't sent me into a rage. Just wish my midwife would read it and stop offering me wholly unscientific and unsupported opinions!

ION I'm flying from Birmingham to Glasgow on Wednesday and have just had a panic about whether they'll let me fly. Because it's such a short flight I wasn't really thinking of it as flying when I booked, but have just read flybe's instructions and they say you can only fly after your 28th week with a note from doc saying it's ok. I'm 28 weeks on Thurs. Not sure what to do -I can't get an appt with my gp before then.

Do I risk it? Anyone had any experience of this?

Ooh thanks for the book recommendation, have just downloaded it on my kindle

mooster sorry no experience to offer but could you maybe call your surgery and ask if they can prepare you a letter to collect without having an appointment?

Doh! Sorry fl0. Kitten - I hope you have some luck with southern trains :)

Ps. Am I the only one still not buying anything for baby? We've been offered a car seat and base + i have the door knobs I bought the other week to upcycle an old chest but that's it! I really want to buy the minimum possible and then get things as and when I realise I can't do without them instead of having stuff I don't need, but I'm worried I'm leaving it a bit late!

We only have what we really need at the minute. My mum bought travel system, DPs sister has given us her old Moses basket and we bought a baby bath (no bath here, in our new shiny house there will be, but baby's likely to be born before we move). DPs mum is going to buy the cot, that's it really, as we don't know what the baby'll be like/want.

It's done! From a 10am dress rehearsal via 2 performances in front of over 300 people a show, the show is done! I've been wearing heels since 10am, someone pass me a medal!!

Mooster I diligently went & got the letter approving me to fly...wasn't asked for it in either direction. You're prob a bit bigger than I was as I was only 22 weeks so I'd recommend getting one if u can, but failing that just take your notes & your innocent 'I had no idea I needed a letter' face and hope for the best.

Well done and much respect SGJ and hope you have a good rest today!!

I'm in the not-buying camp too, well, the things I have bought have been second hand, and I've also now had two deliveries of stuff from 'the tribe' -friends having babies neatly out of sync with each other. Yesterday my front room filled up with a bouncer seat, two playmats/gyms, a car seat, all the breast-pumping stuff possible, two TENS machines, and a selection of insulated cool bags. I already had the "first week box" which is stuffed entertainingly full of mahoosive sanitary pads, bed pads, creams and potions, a wordsearch book (???) and some teeny clothes and newborn sized nappies.

We had a very active day yesterday - swimming and a serious house-clearing/cleaning session our dishwasher has joined the tumble drier in the land of broken-down-ness so DH has a job now to decide whether to get it repaired or get a new one. Standing up doing washing up properly tired me out yesterday.

Mooster, so you'll be flying when you're 27+6 ? Then surely by their own rules you can fly without a letter? I think they'd be on very rocky ground legally if they refused, especially if it's worded "after your 28th week" as you could claim that you have a week and one day left to travel without sign off. If you can't see your GP, I think I'd just risk it. You can always wave your notes at them to prove you're not quite 28 weeks yet.

I've started getting proper SPD pains now. :( Thankfully only when I first go to bed, or when I've been sat at my desk for a long time. I will be taking in more cushions for work tomorrow, and walking about a bit more. At least my back is still fairly happy, thanks to these bump bands. :)

As for buying things, so far I have bought the new mattress for the moses basket, and a very cheap changing mat as the old one disintegrated. Just need to buy more muslin squares, and some nappies, and we'll be done for shopping. Now I just need to fix the wall and floor in the new bedroom, get it safe for habitation, decorate, furnish, move in DD1, pull all DD1's baby stuff out of storage, clean it up, and we'll be finished! So we're no where near nearly there!

SGJ you certainly do deserve a medal! well done for getting through it - quite an achievement!

purple we've hardly bought anything other than a baby monitor (the one we wanted was half price) some nuk bottles (half the price of anywhere else in .tk maxx) and a few baby grows (excitement after 20 week scan). We are getting everything else given to us from my sisters and friends - the only things we'll need to by are mattresses and bedding and a steriliser.

Hope everyone has a good week this week.

purplepoppy nope, not bought a single thing.

Off for my GTT this morning. Remember getting the letter through and thinking how far away it seemed! Anaesthetic review next week, and then 28w scan two weeks tomorrow.

Developed this weird breathlessness thing last night - every time I dropped off to sleep I seemingly forgot to breathe and woke myself up gasping for air. I was on my left side too. Weird.

Not bought anything but been given a Moses basket so may order the new mattress and sheets for it soon.

Pram & carseat ("travel system") given to us 2nd hand too.
Bath and sling will be given also 2nd hand in July.

And I'll be ordering hire of a side-cot nearer the time (not an issue if its late now as we have the Moses).

Anybody else thinking about using a baby sleeping bag from birth? Apparently you can and it seems much easier for lifting out to feed regularly...

We've still got a ton of stuff in what will be the baby's room to clear out and find a new home for (Xmas decorations?) so it still looks like a bomb site.

Yup, well done sjg! That's how tired I was after saturdays wedding- actually had to ask husband for a foot massage (which I have never done in 10 years together) last night!

Yesterday I had my first proper pregnancy emotional state moment. I couldn't get up (tired legs, plus bump) and a little bit stumbled. Burst into hysterical laughter and 30 seconds later was crying about how tired and sick I felt! Weird! And then continued to cry on and off until dinner was ready, then refused to eat it!

Or not. Much more useful if they hadn't booked my appointment into the wrong month.

We'll be using sleeping bags from birth badguider (well unless baby wants to be swaddled). My bro's donating, and they do sound like the easiest option.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts on the flying problem - Mrs Mango they word it 'from the 28th week' I think, so from 27 weeks onwards and I'll be 27+6, so don't think that's an out! Same for you I would think fl0bot - if you're 25+6 that counts as your 26th week (though to confuse things even further, I'm flying with flybe too, and they told me 28 weeks, not 26).

Had my 28 week scan this morning, which was uneventful, but really nice to see babymoose again. Apparently she's the right size and everything, which is good to know!

I was thinking of using sleeping bags from birth if possible as well. I had a look and it seems ok if the baby's ober 7lbs. Are there any reasons not too that I've missed do you think? Might get a swaddling blanket as well, just in case.

Sorry, this is turning into an essay. Last thing: went to MIL's in cornwall this weekend (bliss) and she gave us a beautiful rocking chair for the baby's room. I think this menas in terms of 'stuff' we have most of the big bits (mainly unbuilt in boxes in garage). Still none of the small stuff - clothes etc - though.

We had a sleeping bag for DD1 that was "from birth" if memory serves (which is a bit hit and miss at the moment!) I can clearly remember it having extra poppers in the shoulder straps and under the arms so you could adjust the size a bit so they couldn't wriggle down into it. It was also very thing, so needed extra blankets, but better that than over heating. Being in the bag meant DD didn't kick the blankets off too.

Yep we have a couple of sleeping bags that were given to us so we'll be giving them a go...although all of my nephews have preferred swaddling so we won't buy any more, just wait and see what baby prefers

We swaddled DS1 from birth but DS2 didn't like it, so sleeping bags it was. I think they're the only newborn things we didn't charity shop.
Have bought nothing but a few babygros. I don't think we need anything, although I'd quite like a new baby monitor as ours got a bit tempramental before we stopped using it.
Also need a new moses basket mattress and to get the pram serviced but think that's us.
Had friends staying this weekend with their new DS2 who is 5 months and lovely and squidgy. Made me very broody!

Sleeping bags sound good to me! Got one and acquiring more I hope!

finally got in touch with Hauck who can send a new frame (£45) for our second hand push chair :)

And click my name to see how ridiculous the spacehopper bump is now. Apologies for being in a bikini, it was hot! :)